So I know I've only been on HRT for 2 weeks (evorel conti) & I was feeling so good, sleeping amazing, all heat intolerance has completely gone & I actually feel the cold again, mood swings had gone & I felt generally much more tolerant and less anxious and then........ I began with the dreaded breakthrough bleeding 3 days ago
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now I expected this to happen but the bleeding has become more of a proper period now, quite crampy with little bits of tiny clots in it (sorry to be so graphic), I assumed breakthrough bleeding would be more of a pinky discharge or just a bit of spotting?? To top it all I also feel very tense and irritable & have snapped my dear husbands head off a few times today, it's just like good old PMT
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I am almost 54 and until I began HRT I hadn't had a period in 14 months, nothing, not even discharge. I'm so disappointed as I thought HRT was brilliant this time last week! To top it all we're going away for my birthday weekend next weekend
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Is it normal to bleed as heavy as this in the beginning of using a conti? Should I persevere or is the amount of bleeding not normal? Im not flooded but rather medium flow like a normal average period.